Promoting the role of the National Assembly in promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Laos
The Prime Minister requested that the two National Assemblies continue to strengthen exchange of experiences and promote their role in promoting economic, trade and investment cooperation.
Within the framework of the official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, on the afternoon of October 8, at the Lao National Assembly House, Politburo Member, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung met with Lao National Assembly Chairman Sonexay Siphandone, according to the Government Information and Communications Department.
At the meeting, the two leaders were pleased to see that Vietnam-Laos relations continue to develop well in all fields; political relations are increasingly close and reliable; defense, security, and foreign affairs cooperation continues to be strengthened; economic, trade, and investment cooperation has positive changes; cooperation in education and training, transportation, energy, culture, people-to-people exchanges and between departments, ministries, branches, and localities is increasingly deepening.
The two sides agreed to strengthen people-to-people exchanges, especially between the young generations of the two countries; promote information, propaganda, and education on the history and tradition of the great friendship and special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos, helping the young generations of the two countries deeply understand, cherish and be responsible for preserving, promoting, and continuing the special relationship between the two nations.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung highly appreciated the role of the Lao National Assembly in building and perfecting the legal system and supervising the implementation of socio-economic, budget, and monetary development policies and measures; affirmed that the Party, State, and people of Vietnam always strongly support the renovation, national development, and international integration of Laos, and are ready to continue to coordinate and support Laos in effectively taking advantage of opportunities for rapid and sustainable development.
Emphasizing the requirement to create substantive changes in bilateral cooperation, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed that the Lao National Assembly pay attention to and support the research, promulgation and application of appropriate policies and regulations to remove bottlenecks, effectively mobilize state and business resources, promote the implementation of key cooperation projects and fields, and further facilitate businesses of the two countries to invest and do business in each other's markets, bringing practical benefits to the people of the two countries.
Highly appreciating the role of the legislative bodies of the two countries in fostering and deepening the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos, the Prime Minister requested the two National Assemblies to continue to strengthen delegation exchanges, share experiences in law-making, supervision and decision-making on important issues of the country; closely coordinate at regional and international parliamentary forums, and at the same time promote the role of the National Assembly in promoting economic, trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges.
National Assembly Chairman Sonexay Siphandone affirmed that the Lao National Assembly will closely coordinate with the Vietnamese National Assembly in supervising the implementation of high-level agreements and cooperation agreements signed, especially key economic projects, contributing to deepening the comprehensive cooperation relationship and strategic linkage between the two countries.
The two sides agreed that in the context of the complex regional and international situation, the continued consolidation and strengthening of Vietnam-Laos relations is of long-term strategic significance to the cause of building and developing each country.
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